Bioenergy

Bioenergy is energy derived from biomass, which is organic material such as wood, plants, or animal wastes. Bioenergy can be used to generate electricity, produce heat, and also for the production of biofuels. The four main areas of bioenergy are Biomass, Biogas, Biofuels and Co-firing.

Bioenergy

Biorefinery an exciting sector for the forest industry

March 22, 2012 by timbercommunity

Future advancements in biorefinery are a focus of attention for most companies in the pulp and paper industry today. Those are the themes of the World Biorefinery conference. What should they invest in, what are the technological solutions, and what is of most economic interest? “This is an important development area for the entire forest industry,” comments Rikard Wallin, the chairman of SPCI and Mill Manager of Holmen Paper Braviken. “In our own company we’re now considering what steps to take in this field.”

Swedish forest industry critical about the green paradigm shift according to new thesis

March 21, 2011 by timbercommunity

Opposition and Adjustment to Industrial ‘Greening’. The Swedish Forest Industry´s (Re)Actions Regarding Energy Transition. The paper making process is a very energy intensive process. The Swedish forest industry is Sweden's largest, and also one of Europe's largest single user of electricity. Leading representatives of the industry opposed the long policy of greening and sustainable energy according to a doctorate thesis by Mikael Ottosson.

Wood costs for the global pulp industry have increased 17 percent the past two years; only the US South has bucked the trend

March 19, 2011 by timber09

Global market pulp production increased by seven percent in 2010, which increased demand for wood raw-material. As a result, prices for wood chips and pulplogs were up in most regions of the world, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly.

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Lignol Energy hunts for new markets for wood waste products

March 17, 2011 by timbercommunity

Oil and gas producers are "all interested" in non-food biofuels. This article in Vancouver Sun is about the woodbased ethanol company Lignol Energy that wants to find commercial applications for lignin and defray the prohibitive costs of making ethanol from wood pulp, or cellulose. Lignol is a chemical compound most commonly derived from wood. Read article in VancouverSun

European Biomass Association Newsletter

March 3, 2011 by timbercommunity

The newsletter cover EU Energy policies for renewables and bioenergy, the position on EU Energy, publications and EU projects with green pellets.

40% more ethanol from cellulose-based raw materials

November 30, 2010 by timbercommunity

Yeast makes it possible to extract up to 40 percent more ethanol than before from cellulose-based raw materials from agriculture and forestry. After years of tests in laboratories ethanol company Sekab can prove that the new yeast works on a large scale reports the Swedish Science Radio.

Sustainable bioenergy from the forest? Will the forest be sufficient?

November 21, 2010 by timbercommunity

Swedish Nature Conservation Society has just begun a project called "Powering EUROPE SUSTAINABLY. HOW TO Ensure are THE EU Uses ITS FOREST SUSTAINABLY "together with colleagues in environmental organizations from Czech Republic, Finland and Bulgaria. On the National Forest Network Meeting on 3-5 th December, Mirjam Lööf Green will tell about the project and invite those who are interested in participating in a working group (an interdisciplinary group of people from both the forest and climate networks have already started) in future work.

Domsjö Fabriker invests 300 million SEK

October 5, 2010 by timbercommunity

Domsjö Fabriker in Ornskoldsvik invests 300 million SEK in developing the biorefinery. New appointments are expected in the long run. Fifteen years ago the business was threatened with closure. Now the picture is completely different.

Bioenergy

Woody biomass in the US South is attracting interest from European energy companies in their search for long-term, reliable and competitively priced supply sources, reports the North American Wood Fiber Review.

July 29, 2010 by timber09

Seattle, USA. July, 2010. Demand for woody biomass, in the form of wood chips, wood pellets and torrified pellets will increase substantially in Europe over the next ten years, exactly how much though, is unclear as the size of the increase depends on policies and subsidies implemented by governments in individual countries within the European Union.